10 Times Streaming Era Star Trek Went Apocalyptic

3. Rogue AI Takes Control Of The Texas Class Ships - The Stars At Night

Now it's Star Trek: Lower Decks' turn to deal with rogue AI programs, with this one being a fairly big mistake on one Vice-Admiral Buenamigo's part. The idea of automating the fleet has never truly gone well, despite the number of times it's been attempted. This latest example harkens back to Richard Daystrom's M-5 Computer, with similar results. 

Creating an entire class of ships, the Texas-class, and removing the need for a crew may seem good on paper, but when this was tested, the AI quickly went off the rails. The Texas-class ships, led by the Aledo, began an assault on Douglas Station, as well as the USS Van Citters, and then on the Cerritos itself. While the California-class vessel managed to lure those ships away from the station, it was quickly overpowered. 

It took the combined effort of every California-class ship in the fleet to defeat the Texas-class vessels, confusing, dividing, and eventually destroying them. Without this intervention, the Aledo could easily have made its way towards Earth, Spacedock, and the hub of organic life in Starfleet. 

Buenamigo's ambition ultimately cost him his life, as he became one of the first victims of his own invention. He may not be remembered with honour, as his legacy is now stained with the blood of those who died as a result of his experiments.